But for 55 minutes of play last year in Denver, Sonny Weems would be the Raptors best rookie wing player in recent memory. And Weems play of late should have him labeled as one the NBA’s up and coming young players.
Weems came into this season as an unknown former college senior “project” player. Buried deep on the bench behind:
The Raptors rookie, DeMar DeRozan;
The Raptors free agent acquisition, Hedo Turkoglu;
The fifth year veteran, Antone Wright;
The Bryan Colangelo favorite, Marco Belinelli; and even,
Jarrett Jack, who was expected to soak up minutes at both guard positions.
It took a while before Sonny Weems even saw “garbage time”.
But once Sonny Weems broke into the rotation, it became increasingly difficult to keep him nailed to the b ...
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Toronto Raptors Speedster Sonny Weems Is Stepping Up
Posted: 13th April 2010 by Stephen Brotherston in NBAComments Off on Toronto Raptors Speedster Sonny Weems Is Stepping Up